Prostasia Foundation @ProstasiaInc@qoto.org

If you wouldn't want your neighbor watching how your kid uses the internet through their window, then you should oppose "child protection" bills that would give the government expanded surveillance powers. Surveillance is always creepy--including when the government does it.

"I think we've learned this kind of the hard way in the trafficking world — to go down the path of fearmongering and sensationalism is actually harmful." https://www.npr.org/2023/03/12/1160731493/how-law-enforcement-is-promoting-a-troubling-documentary-about-sextortion

"One of the stated goals of NCOSE is to eradicate pornography and all forms of sex work" https://www.xbiz.com/news/272235/anti-porn-lobby-ncose-boasts-of-regular-meetings-with-instagram

"This bill would seriously threaten freedom of expression on the internet and online creators’ ability to monetize content while additionally subjecting the companies that own popular tech platforms to far more frivolity in potential litigation." https://www.ynot.com/safe-tech-act-reintroduced/

"The stigma associated with the word pedophile sensationalizes reporting and creates confusion, which makes it harder to protect children. Many child sex abusers are not pedophiles." https://prostasia.org/blog/so-youve-been-called-a-pedophile/

"One cannot be convicted of being a pedophile; pedophilia is an attraction, not an act, and it is not illegal. People are convicted of criminal acts of violence against children and child sexual abuse." https://prostasia.org/blog/so-youve-been-called-a-pedophile/

"“Sex workers, our clients, our friends, cab drivers, nannies; we are all implicated as being part of or related to the ‘sex trafficking industry’ now,” ESPLER observes in the report" https://www.ynot.com/espler-report-sex-work-privacy-rights/

"The media and society, in general, often conflate the term pedophile and ‘child molester .’ For example, journalists sometimes refer to individuals as ‘convicted pedophiles.’ This terminology is wrong and confusing." https://prostasia.org/blog/so-youve-been-called-a-pedophile/

"It’s important to recognize that even if you are a pedophile, that does not mean you are doomed to harm anyone. It just means you have an atypical sexual attraction…An attraction only. It does not mean you will go on to sexually offend." https://prostasia.org/blog/so-youve-been-called-a-pedophile/

"Adult entertainment companies and mainstream social media networks do more to fight CSAM and other exploitative content on their platforms than religious organizations such as NCOSE." https://intpolicydigest.org/porn-s-underappreciated-efforts-to-counter-child-exploitation/

"It is therefore not surprising that research finds little evidence to support Kennedy's assumption that publicly accessible registries protect potential victims." https://reason.com/2023/03/01/how-scotus-promoted-pernicious-myths-about-sex-offender-registries/

"Bureaucratic sex creep is a term used to define the enlargement of bureaucratic regulation of an individual’s sexual conduct that is voluntary, non-harassing, nonviolent, and ultimately causes no harm to other individuals." https://www.ynot.com/sex-bureaucracy-targeting-adult-entertainment/

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"Luckily, the majority of the justices expressed no aggressive interest in completely gutting Section 230 because of the potential large-scale economic implications on tech and the internet." https://www.ynot.com/scotus-oral-arguments-section-230-case/

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Gender-affirming treatments save lives. Politicians who deny trans people, including trans youth, access to healthcare have blood on their hands.

"FSC provided a statement to the conservative Washington, D.C. paper, pointing out that the proposed age verification bills are “ineffective, a disaster for privacy, and blatantly unconstitutional.”" https://www.xbiz.com/news/271781/right-wing-media-amplifies-nationwide-push-for-age-verification

RT @JinkxMonsoon: Tell me—WHAT DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE TO MOTIVATE THIS BILL?! None?! It's just a diversion from their lies and corruption? Oh—ok. Just checking.

RT @GymCastic: “A survivor of historical child sexual abuse at the hands of a former trampoline coach has accused British Gymnastics of "catastrophic failures" in what she claims is the biggest case of sexual abuse in the governing body's history.”